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July 23, 2004
Rahall Attempt to Protect Sacred Sites Voted Down by House
Posted by: Toby McLeod

Representative Nick Rahall (D, WV) introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that would ban federal spending on projects that could undermine Native American sacred sites. The House defeated narrowly the amendment, 215-209. Read an Indian Country Today article about the issue.

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